# Jenkins Plugins Scraper (`crawlerbros/jenkins-plugins-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the Jenkins Plugin Index - search 1900+ plugins by keyword and category or fetch specific plugin details by artifactId. Returns installation counts, maintainers, dependencies, GAV, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/jenkins-plugins-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Jenkins Plugins Scraper

Extract structured data from the [Jenkins Plugin Index](https://plugins.jenkins.io/) — installation counts, maintainer details, dependencies, GAV coordinates, version information, and more for 1900+ Jenkins plugins.

### What You Get

Each scraped plugin record contains:

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `artifactId` | Unique plugin artifact ID (e.g. `git`, `blueocean`) |
| `title` | Human-readable plugin name |
| `excerpt` | Short plugin description |
| `version` | Latest published version |
| `requiredCore` | Minimum Jenkins core version required |
| `gav` | Maven GroupId:ArtifactId:Version coordinates |
| `categories` | Plugin category list (e.g. `scm`, `build-tools`) |
| `labels` | Plugin labels/tags |
| `wiki` | Plugin documentation URL |
| `sourceUrl` | Source code repository URL |
| `developers` | List of maintainers with ID and name |
| `currentInstalls` | Current active installation count |
| `dependencies` | Plugin dependencies with name, version, optional flag |
| `buildDate` | Last build date |
| `releaseTimestamp` | Latest release timestamp |
| `recordType` | Always `jenkins_plugin` |
| `scrapedAt` | Timestamp of when the record was scraped |

### Input

#### Mode: `search`

Search and filter plugins from the Jenkins Plugin Index.

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "git",
  "categories": ["scm"],
  "maxItems": 50
}
````

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | Keyword to search plugin names, titles, and descriptions |
| `categories` | array | Filter by category labels (e.g. `scm`, `build-tools`, `notification`) |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum records to return (default: 100, max: 10000) |

#### Mode: `getByName`

Fetch specific plugin details by their Maven artifactId.

```json
{
  "mode": "getByName",
  "artifactIds": ["git", "blueocean", "pipeline-stage-view"]
}
```

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `artifactIds` | array | List of Jenkins plugin artifact IDs |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum records to return |

### Example Output

```json
{
  "artifactId": "git",
  "title": "Git plugin",
  "excerpt": "This plugin integrates Git with Jenkins.",
  "version": "5.7.0",
  "requiredCore": "2.479.3",
  "gav": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git:5.7.0",
  "categories": ["scm"],
  "labels": ["scm", "git"],
  "wiki": "https://plugins.jenkins.io/git",
  "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/git-plugin",
  "developers": [
    {"id": "markewaite", "name": "Mark Waite"},
    {"id": "olamy", "name": "Olivier Lamy"}
  ],
  "currentInstalls": 196667,
  "dependencies": [
    {"name": "git-client", "title": "Git client", "version": "6.5.0", "optional": false}
  ],
  "buildDate": "2026-03-25",
  "recordType": "jenkins_plugin",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T12:00:00+00:00"
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Plugin discovery** — find the right Jenkins plugin for CI/CD pipelines
- **Dependency analysis** — understand plugin dependency chains before installation
- **Installation tracking** — monitor how widely adopted specific plugins are
- **Maintenance auditing** — identify plugins with active maintainers vs. unmaintained ones
- **Version management** — track plugin versions and required Jenkins core compatibility
- **Category browsing** — explore plugins by functional category

### Common Plugin Categories

| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| `scm` | Source code management (Git, SVN, etc.) |
| `build-tools` | Build and pipeline tools |
| `notification` | Notifications (Slack, email, etc.) |
| `testing` | Test reporting and integration |
| `ui` | User interface enhancements |
| `deployment` | Deployment automation |
| `cloud` | Cloud provider integrations |
| `authentication` | Security and authentication |
| `artifact` | Artifact management |
| `cluster-management` | Container and cluster tools |

### FAQ

**Does this require API keys or authentication?**
No. The Jenkins Plugin Index API is fully public.

**How many Jenkins plugins are available?**
The Jenkins Plugin Index contains 1900+ community plugins.

**What is the difference between `categories` and `labels`?**
Both can be used to filter plugins. Categories are a broader classification while labels are more granular tags. The `categories` filter checks both fields.

**How do I find a plugin's artifactId?**
Visit [plugins.jenkins.io](https://plugins.jenkins.io), search for a plugin, and use the last segment of the URL (e.g., `git` from `plugins.jenkins.io/git`).

**Are installation counts real-time?**
Installation counts are sourced from Jenkins usage statistics collected monthly.

**Is there rate limiting?**
The public API is generally permissive. The scraper uses polite delays between requests.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch: search plugins by keyword/category or get specific plugins by artifactId.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search in plugin names, titles, and descriptions (mode=search). Leave empty to browse all plugins.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Filter by plugin category labels (e.g. `scm`, `build-tools`, `notification`, `testing`). Leave empty for all categories.

## `artifactIds` (type: `array`):

List of Jenkins plugin artifactIds to fetch (e.g. `git`, `pipeline-stage-view`, `blueocean`).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of plugin records to emit.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "git",
  "categories": [],
  "artifactIds": [],
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `plugins` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped Jenkins plugin records.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "query": "git",
    "categories": [],
    "artifactIds": [],
    "maxItems": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/jenkins-plugins-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "query": "git",
    "categories": [],
    "artifactIds": [],
    "maxItems": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/jenkins-plugins-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "git",
  "categories": [],
  "artifactIds": [],
  "maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/jenkins-plugins-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/jenkins-plugins-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Jenkins Plugins Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape the Jenkins Plugin Index - search 1900+ plugins by keyword and category or fetch specific plugin details by artifactId. Returns installation counts, maintainers, dependencies, GAV, and more.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "Zdc4dSjOLf21iYD6y"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/crawlerbros~jenkins-plugins-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-jenkins-plugins-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~jenkins-plugins-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-jenkins-plugins-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/crawlerbros~jenkins-plugins-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-jenkins-plugins-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "search",
                            "getByName"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "What to fetch: search plugins by keyword/category or get specific plugins by artifactId.",
                        "default": "search"
                    },
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keyword to search in plugin names, titles, and descriptions (mode=search). Leave empty to browse all plugins."
                    },
                    "categories": {
                        "title": "Categories (mode=search)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Filter by plugin category labels (e.g. `scm`, `build-tools`, `notification`, `testing`). Leave empty for all categories.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "artifactIds": {
                        "title": "Artifact IDs (mode=getByName)",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "List of Jenkins plugin artifactIds to fetch (e.g. `git`, `pipeline-stage-view`, `blueocean`).",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of plugin records to emit.",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```